The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-15

Gus ugures with puzzled air.
Yes. sir; yes" replied Mr.. Harri-
son. stifiiy. getting very red; he would
have given . months profits II the
girls had boon dressed in the usual
''fripperies."
A might have been expected. the
party was the observed Of all observ-
ers a. they passed along. and one liz
tie street gamin called out enthusi-
astically TO another: Hi there. Jim
my! see them yer Kate GreenywaysP"
and Mr.. Harrison felt as II he was the
proprietor Of a circus. and would glad
~ have left them 10 90 alone. IL he
could have done so without acknowl-
cdging himself ANONYMOUSLY beaten.
In the car II was worse still; sly gig
giles and whispers greeted them on
every hand, though. Of course, their
acqaintanccs understood that there
was some joke about the matter; but
the girls were seemingly entirely I'M
conscious OF the sensation they were
creating. and chatted and laughed un-
der their monstrous head gear with all
their accustomed vivacity, keeping
close 10 their father the while. to check
any furtive attempt on his part to es-
cape to the smoking car.
In the grove, however, it was not so
easy TO keep him in surveillance, aud
after dinner he took an umbrella and
moodily stalkcd of to the shade Of a
giant oak and stretched himself upon
the grass for a sicsta. He had been
there but short time when a couple
Of gentlemen strollcd along that way,
and, seating themselves on the other
side Of the tree. entered into convcrsa-
ton.
by the way, Clifford, who are those
gawks over yonder, in the stupendous
millinery"
Mr.. Harrison turned cold with hor-
ror; the speaker was the returned Eu-
ropcan. in whose honor Mrs. Lincoln )
party was given. and whom he had
thought Of in connection with pretty
Nell. who was still heart whole.
4 'Gawks' indeedr'
| Those" replied the gentlemen ad
dressed as Clifford, ''why they are the
daughters Of Mr.. Harrison. the rich
merchant
mot Chauncy Harrison's daught-
ers?" replied the first, in voice o.
amazcmcnt.
1.-The same" replied the other. ''and,
as they are usually models Of good
taste and neatness, presume there il
some joke at the bottom Of their alb
surd appearance to-day. shrewdly
suspect their father has been giving
them a curtain lecture on the follics O
fashion. and they are giving him Al
ocular demonstration Of his owr
ideas
1.-The dickens they arer' mutterct
the interested listener on the other sid
Of the tree.
But surely. he has no need to re
strict them in any reasonable desires,
said the first voice.
"Oh. nor replied the other. .bu
they dc say he is stingy old bear il
his own family, and though the girl
appear neatly and tastcfully dressed il
public. my wife tells me that they ar
obliged to turn and re turn and make
over a. rigidly as il they were at tn
very foot Of the ladder. instead Of .
the top"
Its shamcr' broke out the young
cr man. with warmth, "a man don't de
serve a family who will treat them il
that way"
That's true" replied the elder gen
tIeman. and his tone had a shade o
sadness in il. Il would give all lin
worth, If l had those merry girls 4
make sunshine in my quiet home" ant
he sighed. as he thought Of far-awa.
cemetery. where the hopes Of Lifetime
lay buried.
'.Chauncy Harrison can not expec
to keep them very long for they ar
too attractive to remain in the home
nest. and he can well afford to max
their lives happy and free from petit.
cares while they do stay with him
later years will bring sorrow and care
quickly enough. and IL my girls ha'
lived. should have wished them 70 g
out from my home with only pleasan
memories Of it," concluded the speak
err. with feeling.
"And the wife?" said the other. in
quiringly.
..Onc Of the gcntlest and wisest 0
little women" was the reply. land
il largely owing to her wisdom an
economy, that he is where he Is to
day."
"And presume he dolcs out ever
dollar as IL she was his paid servant,
replied the other. Indignantly.
For my part, when ] get wife
intend to put certain sum in the ban
TO her credit. and give her the use Q
1t unrcscrvedly; 1t must be SO unutter
ably CALLING to a woman with an
spirit whatever TO be obliged to ask 70
every dollar she uses"
"And especially, when she can Just
" feel that she has done her full shar
in earning the family living reptile
the other. "Of course there are cs
ceptional cases. where a woman ma